Saturday was a relaxing day with no rush to be anywhere. We took it easy and took in the peace and quiet and country air. 

My personal chef made the most amazing smoked salmon and caviar omelettes for lunch. Restaurant quality!

We decided to make use of the car and explore the region. After putting Ponte Da Barca into Google maps we were directed down some very dodgy narrow alleyways with stone walls just wide enough for the car! It was an adventure to see where we would end up! 

By sheer coincidence, we finally found the bridge we were looking for.  There was a small mixed goods store that we explored for trinkets but ended up only buying some nice Ports to imbibe with dinner. 

Sunday morning brought rain and the soft sounds of water falling from the skies.

Scott was finding and rescuing wayward frogs who were hopping into the pool but there was no way out for them.

After packing up and leaving very positive reviews about this Airbnb, 

we started the 4 hour journey to Sintra through some fierce downpours and high winds.

A couple of hours into the drive, we decided to just keep going to Lisbon and settle.

Our apartment, booked through Booking.com was in an old building with an old elevator which took us to our 6th floor accommodation. 

This apartment was in another area of Lisbon in the Praça do Comércio. We had some river views, the long bridge and the Jesus statue from our front windows. 

For dinner we found a little restaurant in the street below and consumed Seafood soup, grilled octopus and creamy cod. We then found a liquor store and bought a nice bottle of Port to drink on our last night in Portugal. 

Monday morning was checkout by 11am but our flight with Ryan air was not scheduled until 5pm. Timeout Market was the place to while away some time. The market was refreshingly uncrowded as the holiday period for Europeans had finished.